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0006: Virgil Anson Lewis Papers, 1843-1973, Marshall University Special Collections
0006: Virgil Anson Lewis Papers, 1843-1973, Marshall University Special Collections
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The Virgil A. Lewis papers consist primarily of a holograph draft of a history of Marshall College from its founding in 1837 until the 1890s, with an emphasis on the early years, before the Civil War. Included are research notes, trascriptions of documents, correspondence, and a copy of the contract between Mrs. Virgil Lewis and Lawrence Corbly, former president of the college, who carried on the work of the history after Mr. Lewis's death. There are also pamphlets written by Mr. Lewis and two compilations by his daughers Lucie and Virginia: "A History of the Lewis and Stone Families" and …
0044: George Wallace Letters To M. P. Shawkey, 1935, Marshall University Special Collections
0044: George Wallace Letters To M. P. Shawkey, 1935, Marshall University Special Collections
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Huntington, West Virginia, attorney and author. Letters to Morris Shawkey, president of Marshall College, concern the early history of the school.